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FERC gives favorable report of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Max Galand Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff released a favorable draft report on the environmental impact of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project Friday, a major step toward approval of the construction that would go through national forests in West Virginia. The executive ...
Thrasher chosen by Justice to be commerce secretary
By Jeff Jenkins in News | December 27, 2016 at 12:59PM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A successful Harrison County businessman will be Governor-elect Jim Justice’s secretary of commerce. WVU Alumni Association Woody Thrasher will be state commerce secretary in the Justice Administration. Justice announced Tuesday that he has chosen Woody Thrasher, ...
One way to measure Trump is what he does for WV
Dan McGinn: One way to measure Trump is what he does for WV By Dan McGinn December 25, 2016 In the aftermath of the Donald Trump election victory, interest in West Virginia among national political figures and the media is the greatest it has been since John F. Kennedy’s discovery ...
Huffman plans to leave DEP for role at Air National Guard
By Brad McElhinny in News | December 22, 2016 at 8:48AM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Randy Huffman is leaving his position. DEP Secretary Randy Huffman Huffman, who has been cabinet secretary of DEP since May 2008, has decided to take a position with the Air National Guard. ...
Coal Comeback? This Mining Company Already Pivoted to Gas
Consol Energy’s transformation to natural gas is part of a broader shift in Appalachia By Ryan Dezember, On the campaign trail Donald Trump promised “coal is coming back,” and the president-elect vowed to roll back environmental regulations he blames for hamstringing miners. But the experience of Consol Energy Inc. ...